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M69 crash in Blaby on 3 April 2015 at 19:15 involving a Mercedes S Class

A Mercedes S Class and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the M69 in Blaby at 19:15 on Friday 3 April 2015. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Apr 2015
Friday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Mercedes S Class and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.53737, longitude -1.31952, in the LE9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fosse Highcross, Blaby, LE9 4JZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Blaby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015331500526
Council area
Blaby
Police force
Leicestershire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
69
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes S Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    3,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes S Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes S Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes S Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2015331500526 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blaby road accident statistics for 2015.